Following Violet’s death, the dad-of-two, of St Helens, channelled his grief into raising awareness of organ donation alongside wife Rebecca - after the couple decided to donate Violet’s kidney and pancreas, the only organs suitable for donation.

Now, the couple are campaigning to help the parents of Charlie Douthwaite, the youngest baby in Europe waiting for a new heart.

Pictured is Violet-Grace Youens (Image: Merseyside Police/PA Wire)

He was born with half a heart and underwent open-heart surgery when he was just three days old. He is being kept alive by his life-support machine until a suitable donor can be found.

Taking to Instagram to appeal for donors, Glenn uploaded a simple-but-effective picture which is bound to make his followers think about signing the organ donor register.

The upload, which shows a picture of a bin next to tiny Charlie, is captioned: “When we pass - our organs can go in one of two places.

“Take a look at this picture and you decide, knowing Violet could have made a difference to this boy is worth the conversation. At just five weeks old, little Charlie is the youngest baby in the EU waiting for a new heart.”

Charlie Douthwaite, who - at five weeks old - is the smallest baby in the EU, is waiting for a new heart (Image: UGC)

The post then goes on to explain how a condition known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome , which means only half of Charlie’s heart works, led to a series of cardiac arrests.

The five-week-old is being kept alive by a permanent life-support machine, meaning he needs a new heart from an organ donor.

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Charlie’s mum, Tracie, said: "It’s such an amazing gift to be able to offer someone. And I'd like to think it would offer someone great comfort knowing their beautiful baby never dies and lives on and helped in a way that can't ever be described.

"I can't describe what Charlie means to us all. He's so precious, so beautiful and so brave and deserves a chance at life."

Charlie with brothers Jamie and Ryan (Image: Tracie Wright)

Earlier this year, Violet-Grace's parents talked about how choosing to donate her organs helped them grieve.

Backing a Mirror campaign to change organ donation sign-up rules from "opt-in" to "opt-out", they said: "We are still going through hell every day – but it's made easier knowing that Violet saved two other lives.